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Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3 (Oct. 2009):
“Negative Reinforcement”
by Fred Van Lente, Gianluca Gugliotta

Dark Reign: Mr. Negative #3

Title: “Negative Reinforcement”

Medium: comic

Cover date: Oct. 2009

Publisher: Marvel
Written by: Fred Van Lente
Art by: Gianluca Gugliotta


33 characters in this story:

Character
(Click links for info about character
and his/her religious practice, affiliation, etc.)
Religious
Affiliation
Team(s)
[Notes]
Pub. #
app.
Mister Negative Mister Negative (Martin Li)
(lead character)
supporting character villain
CBR Scale: M Taoist
Asian
[runs FEAST charity homeless shelters; Aunt May's boss]
Marvel 20
Spider-Man Spider-Man (Peter Parker) hero scientist
CBR Scale: I Protestant
Secret Defenders; Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends...  Marvel 10,664
The Hood The Hood (Parker Robbins) villain
CBR Scale: M demonolatry
Hood's Army; The Cabal Marvel 159
Betty Brant Betty Brant supporting character
CBR Scale: I Students of Love (temporary)
[former girlfriend of Peter Parker (Spider-Man)] Marvel 612
Yana Li Yana Li supporting character
  Asian
[wife of Martin Li (Mr. Negative); Chinese]
Marvel 3
Norman Osborn Norman Osborn
(7-panel cameo)
villain
CBR Scale: U manifestly non-religious
Cabal of Scrier (leader); Dark Avengers (leader)...  Marvel 417
Dragon Lords Dragon Lords
(5-panel cameo)
villain group
  Asian
[gang of Snakeheads (Chinese human smugglers)]
Marvel 5
The Spot The Spot (Dr. Johnathon Ohnn)
(4-panel cameo)
villain scientist
  Hood's Army; HYDRA...  Marvel 34
Speed Demon Speed Demon (James Saunders)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Sinister Syndicate...  Marvel 86
The Answer The Answer (Aaron Nicholson)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army Marvel 10
Bloodshed Bloodshed (Wyndell Dickinson)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army; Mafia Marvel 4
Lightmaster Lightmaster (Edward Lansky)
(3-panel cameo)
villain scientist
CBR Scale: S One World Church
Hood's Army; The Enforcers (ally) Marvel 7
White Rabbit White Rabbit (Lorina Dodson)
(3-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army Marvel 9
Cloak Cloak (Tyrone Johnson)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: U Catholic
black; Dark X-Men
[partner of Dagger]
Marvel 216
Dagger Dagger (Tandy Bowen)
(2-panel cameo)
hero
CBR Scale: S Catholic
Dark X-Men; League of Losers... 
[partner of Cloak]
Marvel 219
Silvermane Silvermane (Silvio Manfredi)
(2-panel cameo)
villain
  HYDRA; Maggia Marvel 12
Bennett Brant Bennett Brant
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character villain
  Crime-Master
[Betty Brant's older brother]
Marvel 28
Squid Squid (Donny Callahan)
(1-panel cameo)
villain
  Hood's Army Marvel 14
Martin Li
(1-panel cameo)
supporting character
  [real Martin Li; died; identity appropriated by Mr. Negative] Marvel 1
Lao Tsu Lao Tsu
(quoted and cited)
hero clergy/religious leader real/historical person
CBR Scale: D Taoist
Super Best Friends Comedy Central 10
Buck Ram Buck Ram
(quoted and cited)
real/historical person
CBR Scale: I Jewish
[wrote song "The Great Pretender"; Platters manager] Marvel 1
J. Jonah Jameson J. Jonah Jameson
(mentioned)
supporting character
CBR Scale: M hates Spider-Man
[Peter Parker's boss; Spider-Man's denouncer] Marvel 1,719
H.A.M.M.E.R. H.A.M.M.E.R.
(mentioned)
supporting character group
  [government agency] Marvel 207
Doctor Octopus Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius)
(mentioned)
villain hero scientist
  Sinister Six; The Masters of Evil...  Marvel 1,006
Hammerhead (Joseph)
(mentioned)
villain
  Maggia; Sinister Twelve Marvel 96
Hobgoblin Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley)
(mentioned)
villain
  [business owner; businessperson...] Marvel 105
Hobgoblin Hobgoblin (Ned Leeds)
(mentioned)
supporting character villain
  [Betty Brant's late husband] Marvel 10
White Dragon White Dragon
(mentioned)
villain
  Hood's Army
[leader of own gang]
Marvel 2
Dexter Bennett Dexter Bennett
(mentioned)
supporting character
  [business owner; publisher] Marvel 24
Inner Demons Inner Demons
(mentioned)
villain group
  [henchman] Marvel 7
Pink Floyd Pink Floyd
(mentioned)
group real/historical person
  [British rock band] Marvel 11
Freak Freak
(mentioned)
villain
  [metamorphosed drug addict] Marvel 7
F.E.A.S.T. F.E.A.S.T.
(mentioned)
supporting character group
CBR Scale: M religious/ethical
[philanthropic charity of Martin Li (Mr. Negative)] Marvel 7